title: Decline in adolescent treatment admissions for methamphetamine use in Cape Town.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this report is to describe the changing trends in adolescent treatment admissions for methamphetamine in Cape Town, and to discuss possible implications.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected on admissions for drug abuse treatment through a regular monitoring system involving drug treatment centres and programmes in Cape Town, every 6 months as part of the South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU). A one-page form was completed by treatment centre personnel for each patient to collect demographic and substance abuse data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicate that between 2004 and 2006, a significant increase in the proportion of adolescent treatment admissions for methamphetamine abuse occurred, while a significant decrease occurred between 2006 and 2011.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The initial increase in adolescent treatment admissions for methamphetamine abuse from 2004 to 2006, and subsequent decrease between 2006 and 2011, may suggest a change in methamphetamine abuse patterns among adolescents in Cape Town.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. apluddem@mrc.ac.za
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pluddemann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dada
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult